Canary Island spurge | Flora de Canarias

BIOTA records Euphorbia canariensis as a valid, current and endemic species, with secure presence on six islands and doubtful, equivocal or extinct presence on Lanzarote.

Conservation status pending species-specific verificationLegal protection pending species-specific mapping

Habitat and distribution

Cardonales and tabaibales of the basal belt, dry slopes and warm ravines.

Recorded islands

El Hierro La Palma La Gomera Tenerife Gran Canaria Fuerteventura

Taxonomy

taxonID: BIOTA:F00766
scientificName: Euphorbia canariensis
taxonRank: species
kingdom: Plantae
phylum: Spermatophyta
class: Magnoliopsida
order: Malpighiales
family: Euphorbiaceae
genus: Euphorbia

Sources

BIOTA - Euphorbia canariensisOpen BIOTA record
Naturaleza de las Islas CanariasView bibliographic record